Date of Home Match Opponent Time Wednesday, January 25th Troy 3 pm Wednesday, February 1st UCF 3 pm Tuesday, February 7th USF 4 pm Sunday, February 26th North Carolina 1 pm Wednesday, February 29th FSU 5 pm Friday, March 9th Vanderbilt 5 pm Sunday, March 11th Kentucky 1 pm Wednesday, March 14th Duke 3 pm [...]
Saturday, Jan. 28th ITA Kick OFF against New Mexico University 10:00 AM Sunday, Jan. 29th winners of Florida, New Mexico, Miami, Wake Forest TBA Saturday Feb. 11 Florida State University 1:00 PM Sunday Feb 12 University of Illinois 12:00 PM Tuesday Feb 28 University of South Florida 3:00 PM Friday March 2 University of Tennessee [...]
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110604/ARTICLES/110609739 By Cliff Olsen, Correspondent Published June 4th, 2011 2011 GAINESVILLE SUN BOYS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR ZACH GOLDBERG, GAINESVILLE Credentials The 5-foot-11 sophomore, who was part of Eastside’s team that reached state in 2010, was a major factor in Gainesville’s success this spring. Goldberg was 16-3 at No. 1 singles, which included a perfect [...]
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Univ. of Florida Communications Office CONTACT: Kathy Cafazzo at 352-375-4683, ext. 6133 Sophomore Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.) rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the third set, forced a tiebreaker, where she overcame a 2-0 hole and earned a 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory and provided the clinching 4-3 win against [...]
By Mike Hoctor The Gators were a bit rusty after a three week hiatus between matches. But when they took the courts on Friday to begin the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA Division 1 National Championship Tournament, the team came to life very quickly against first round foe South Carolina State. The MEAC champion Bulldogs [...]
By Cliff Olsen, Sun Correspondent http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110414/ARTICLES/110419664/1047/sports01?p=2&tc=pg Published April 14th, 2011 When the ball bounced into the other side of the net, Columbia tennis player Kelsey Mercer said that she felt more relief than she could ever explain The clutch win by the senior brought an end to the match that lasted just over four hours, [...]
By Cliff Olsen Correspondent http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110407/ARTICLES/110409591 Published April 7th, 2011 The Gainesville boys tennis team took home its first district title since 2007 on Thursday, while the Columbia girls tennis team claimed its second straight district District 4-3A crown. The Eastside boys squad and the GHS girls club each finished as district runners-up at the two-day [...]
By Larry Savage, Gainesville Sun Staff Writer http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110414/ARTICLES/110419665/1047/sports01?Title=GHS-boys-tennis-beats-Rams-to-secure-state-trip Published April 15th, 2011 For the first time since 2007, Gainesville High is heading back to the state tournament in boys tennis. e Class 3A, Region 2 second round at Jonesville Tennis Center. Gainesville, which has won four state titles in boys tennis, will go after No. [...]
By Cliff Olsen, Sun Correspondent http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110412/ARTICLES/110419818/1047/sports01?Title=P-K-Yonge-tennis-ousted-in-1st-round-of-regionals Published April 12th, 2011 The P.K. Yonge girls tennis team got off to a good start against Jacksonville Trinity Christian in Tuesday’s Class 1A, Region 2 first-round match at The Joyce Oransky Tennis Center at Westside Park. The Blue Wave opened with easy wins at No. 1 and No. [...]
By Cliff Olsen Correspondent http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110413/ARTICLES/110419746/1047/sports01?Title=Regional-tennis-Eastside-boys-set-up-rematch-with-GHS Published April 13th, 2011 The Eastside boys tennis team is now one step away from returning to the FHSAA Class 3A state tournament for the second straight season. The Rams traveled to Jacksonville and knocked off Wolfson, 5-2, in a Class 3A, Region 2 first round match on Wednesday afternoon. [...]
By Larry Savage Gainesville Sun Staff Writer http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110412/ARTICLES/110419816/1047/sports01?Title=GHS-boys-tennis-rolls-in-first-round-of-regionals Published April 12th, 2011 In business-like fashion, the Gainesville High boys tennis team dominated St. Augustine in the first round of the Region 2-3A playoffs. The Hurricanes posted a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday at the Jonesville Tennis Center, paving the way to a possible fourth meeting with [...]
By Cliff Olsen, Gainesville Sun Correspondent http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110412/ARTICLES/110419815 Published April 12, 2011 The Gainesville High School girls tennis team, in the regional playoffs for the first time since 2008, notched its first postseason win since that year on Tuesday. The Hurricanes went on the road and knocked off St. Augustine 4-3, in a Class 3A, Region [...]
By Cliff Olsen Correspondent http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110411/ARTICLES/110419896 Posted April 11th, 2011 Gainesville High School boys tennis coach Paul Spradling has had the perfect vantage point for what could end up being a special season for his club. The Hurricanes claimed their first district title since 2007 last week and they also have their eye on making their [...]
By Cliff Olsen, Gainesville Sun Correspondent, April 6th, 2011 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110406/ARTICLES/110409659 SCHOOL: Eastside YEAR: Junior POSITION: No. 1 singles, No. 1 doubles HEIGHT: 5-foot-9 WEIGHT: 140 pounds A rea tennis player I would pay to watch play?: Zach Goldberg of Gainesville High School. He has been a good friend of mine for a long time. I [...]
By Larry Savage, Gainesville Sun Staff Writer, April 5, 2011 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110405/ARTICLES/110409741 Oak Hall and P.K. Yonge continued their dominance in District 4-1A tennis Tuesday, with the Eagles winning their third straight boys tournament title and the Blue Wave capturing their fourth straight in girls. Oak Hall, which hosted the two-day district tourney and had to [...]
By Cliff Olsen, Gainesville Sun Correspondent, April 5th, 2011 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110405/ARTICLES/110409739 The Buchholz boys and girls tennis teams each finished as District 1-4A runner-ups and each clinched a regional playoff berth on Tuesday. Erik Vincek captured his second straight district title by winning at No. 1 singles, while the Bobcats’ No. 1 girls doubles team of [...]
The Gainesville Area Community Tennis Association is launching a pilot after school tennis program for middle school students in Alachua County. The inaugural season is set to begin in late March. Anne Koterba, vice president of GACTA, says the new middle school program will help introduce the lifetime sport of tennis to this age group [...]
DATE TEAM LOCATION TIME Fri-Mon, Jan 14-17 SEC Indoor Knoxville, TN Friday, Jan.21 Furman Gainesville, FL 3 pm Sunday, Jan 23 Baylor Gainesville, FL 12 noon Fri, Jan 28 UC Santa Barbara (ITA Kick-Off Weekend) Gainesville, FL 10 am Fri, Jan 28 Troy Vs. NC State Gainesville, FL 1 pm Sat., Jan 29 ITA Kick-Off, [...]
SPRING ~ 2011 Jan 8-13 Fri – Wed 25 K Tournamen Plantation, FL All Day Jan 13-16 Thu – Sun UNLV ~ Freeman Memorial Las Vegas, NV All Day Jan 16-20 Sat – Wed 25 K Tournament Lutz, FL All Day Jan 19 Wednesday US Junior National Team GAINESVILLE, FL 4:00 PM Jan 26 Wednesday [...]
11/7/2010 From: http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?game_id=9675 The University of Florida’s Sofie Oyen (Leopoldsburg, Belgium) and Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.) became the third Gator pair to win the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships doubles title, as they won a hard-fought three-setter Sunday at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Oyen and Will defeated Clemson’s third-seeded and [...]
